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AI is transforming how businesses bring products to market, and Dharmendra Mehta, Managing Director MEA at Fynd (Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd.), takes the stage to share how. Dharmendra highlights how AI-driven solutions are shrinking the design-to-shelf timeline to just 21 days. By streamlining design, production, and supply chain operations, AI empowers businesses to accelerate product launches, stay competitive, and adapt to evolving market demands. Research by McKinsey shows that companies using AI in supply chain operations reduce time-to-market by up to 35%, giving them a significant edge in today’s fast-paced retail environment. #WORLDEFDUBAI #COMMERCITY #AI #RetailInnovation #SupplyChain

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🚀 Product Management for AI-First Products! - 3rd Cohort for India/APAC region 🚀 Gradient Advisors is thrilled to share that we’re opening up the 3rd cohort of our course on "Product Management for AI Products" this September, alongside my fantastic collaborator, Malthi SS (Product Coach) Course details https://lnkd.in/griAHDVN 🎉 Learning the ropes of building AI-first products is no longer an option for Product managers.  The response to our first two cohorts was amazing, and it's been incredibly fulfilling to see so many of you learn, grow & transition into AI Product Management 🔍 What’s in store this time: - A deep dive into how AI is reshaping product management - Hands-on exercises that reflect real-world challenges in identifying and building AI-first products - Insights from industry leaders who’ve been in your shoes -Practical strategies to navigate the complex world of AI in product development Whether you’re looking to upskill, pivot into AI product management, or just stay ahead in this fast-moving field, we’ve crafted this course with you in mind. 👉 Want to learn more? Join our waitlist https://lnkd.in/griAHDVN Wish to read why Product Managers need to massively upskill to become AI Product Managers? Read the article shared in the first comment 👇 Let’s continue to learn, grow, and shape the future of AI products together. 💡 #ProductManagement #AIProducts #AI #ProductManager #Learning #CareerGrowth #TechCommunity

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Knowledge is so much better than money - it's probably the best thing you can buy with it. Attaining knowledge can be costly at times, but once you possess it, no one can take it away from you. It remains yours forever, through both good times and bad. And when the good times come, knowledge empowers you to achieve great things. The mission of "making knowledge universally accessible" resonates deeply with me. I am excited to hear Aravind share insights from his journey building Perplexity AI into a pioneer in democratizing access to information and knowledge. This is 100% going to be a highlight worth remembering and a piece of knowledge we’ll retain.

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Figr Raises $2.25 Million to Revolutionize AI-Powered Product Design! 🚀 Bengaluru-based AI product design startup Figr has secured $2.25 million in seed funding, led by Kalaari Capital, with participation from Antler, Golden Sparrow, and angel investors. 💼 Founded in 2023 by Moksh Garg and Chirag Singla, Figr aims to streamline the design process for UI/UX professionals globally by automating repetitive tasks like wireframing and prototyping. 🖥️ With over 75,000 signups and 500,000+ queries processed, Figr’s platform is designed to enhance design productivity, allowing designers to focus on creativity. The funds will be used to scale product and growth teams while improving AI models for design efficiency. “We’re cutting design timelines by up to 10x, letting designers do what they do best,” said CEO Moksh Garg. 🌟 What do you think about Figr’s impact on design? Share your thoughts! 👇 #Figr #AI #DesignInnovation #UXDesign #StartupSuccess #FundingNews #StartupFunding #SeedFunding #Startup #FundRaising

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AI, and GPT impact on education for the teens of 2024 Deven Nandapurkar reached out to me a few weeks back, and mentioned that he has a platform ENTECH Online that reaches out to the teens. He suggested that I should write something for them, given my work with the students, and my 'opinion' on the way to prepare the next generations for the coming change. Here is the article: https://lnkd.in/gUhUYJr2 Please do read, comment there, or send me your views. Looking forward to hearing from all of you. If you are a college / school, and want me to write for your newsletter, will be more than happy. Also open for addressing students, in focussed groups, to help answer their questions about technology and the future. E This article is formatted, and edited for the web. If you want the version I sent them, do reach out.

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The first episode of Metadome.ai's "Into The Verse" podcast is live.   In this episode, Sagar Kalbande, Rahul Ranjan Srivastava, and I have covered everything from the inception of #XR to a future where #VR headsets are the norm. Check it out on YouTube- https://lnkd.in/gEDX87AT #AR #IntoTheVerse

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Growth: Incremental vs Disruptive Growth Iam sure as leaders we always want to drive our Org at disruptive pace of growth, however what sets apart any Org for this growth is the ability to drive “Experimentation” Incremental growth isn’t bad. It helps building the base & foundation, brings in stability and maintains equilibrium but with this it also brings in sense of comfort, maybe sometimes complacency and reluctance to push the boundaries. I strongly believe that “Experimentation” encourages teams to explore new ideas, newer ways of doing things, newer methodologies which ultimately leads to innovation. And its important to experiment and explore without the fear of failure. Unless you fail, how will you know what’s your stretch limit? How will you push your boundaries?? As leaders, its important to build a culture wherein employees feel safe to experiment and fail, a culture to challenge ones comfort zone, a culture wherein embracing failure is a crucial part of the journey and becomes a catalyst for innovation. Experiment & Explore..Fail..Pivot quickly…Adapt & stay ahead of the curve !! What say ?? ...Agree ?? #Auklet #DisruptiveGrowth #Experimentation #EmbraceFailure #Innovation

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Vinod Khosla's TED Talk on "12 Predictions for the Future of Technology" is a must-watch for anyone interested in the potential of emerging technologies to transform our world. As a renowned venture capitalist and technology optimist, Vinod Khosla outlines a bold, exciting, and thought-provoking vision. Some of the key takeaways that resonated with me: - Thanks to AI, Expertise will become nearly free and widely accessible. Khosla envisions a world where everyone can access virtual doctors, tutors, and experts across domains at minimal cost. This democratization of knowledge could be genuinely transformative. - Labor will be largely automated, with billions of robots doing more work than all human labor today. While daunting, Khosla argues that if handled with empathy and proper redistribution, this will free humanity from servitude and create abundance. - Computers will become ubiquitous utilities that adapt to humans rather than vice versa. His vision of a seamless human-computer interaction is powerful. - Breakthroughs are coming in medicine (preventative healthcare), food production (alternative proteins), transportation (autonomous transit), energy (fusion power), and carbon solutions. Khosla makes a compelling case for these advancements. I admire Vinod Khosla's willingness to dream big and challenge conventional wisdom. He states that experts often fail to anticipate radical progress because "they don't think of the improbable." His call for more "foolish" entrepreneurial thinking to make the implausible possible is inspiring. While not all of Vinod Khosla's predictions may come to fruition, his talk gets you thinking expansively about the potential for technology to reshape our world in unique ways. I highly recommend watching it and allowing it to expand your perspective on what's possible. #TedTalk #AI #Futureishere https://lnkd.in/dXVy4YD4

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Andrej Karthpathy, one of the world's foremost AI researchers announced his new AI ed-tech company, Eureka Labs. "This Teacher + AI symbiosis could run an entire curriculum of courses on a common platform. If we are successful, it will be easy for anyone to learn anything, expanding education in both reach (a large number of people learning something) and extent (any one person learning a large amount of subjects, beyond what may be possible today unassisted)." #edtech #frontiertechnology #startups https://lnkd.in/gSwGaBUB

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Just wrapped up an webinar on the future of product design! 🚀 Amit Khanzode and I explored the evolving concept of the 0 UI experience, where voice-enabled interfaces are taking center stage. Imagine asking your CRM, "Hey, tell me about the top ten deals I should be working on today," and getting immediate results without a traditional UI. This shift towards a seamless, intuitive interaction is revolutionizing how AI companies approach product design, moving away from a one-size-fits-all model to a highly personalized experience. Exciting times ahead as we continue to rethink and innovate! Watch the full event : https://lnkd.in/e6q4Ynsf #AI #ProductDesign #0UI #Innovation #WebinarInsights

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Our latest report on Responsible AI titled "Responsible by Design: Industry’s Perspective on India’s AI Framework" has been widely accepted by all stakeholders and industry leaders. You can read more about the report at the following news article - https://lnkd.in/d2JDRF-z The report shares insights from CXOs and Industry Leaders, with a vast majority of them looking at Responsible AI and associated regulations as an important element of their strategy. You can read the complete report at https://lnkd.in/dQrAJktG Primus Partners India Indranuj Pathak Sayantani C.

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Announcing the Operators Only Podcast. First episode is with Preeya Goenka 🐝, the COO at beehiiv ​ The show's an experiment I'm running with Rameel Sheikh where we talk to startup operators who built iconic startups and/or are building the next breakout companies. A few highlights from our first episode with Preeya: ​​ - Preeya joined Beehiiv as employee # 7 and Tyler Denk 🐝's chief of staff. - In case you live under a rock, Beehiiv's one of the fastest growing companies in tech right now. Impossible to be on Twitter and not hear about them. - She's played a big role in their success. - Excited for more folks to get to know her story and see some of the behind the scenes of how they're building Beehiiv. - We talked about her journey prior to Beehiiv, how she met Tyler, why/when founders should hire a chief of staff (including why my tweet saying the opposite is wrong), acquihires, and more. ​ Give the show a listen on Youtube, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. (link in the comments) ​ ----- ​ A couple notes on why I wanted to do this: ​ - I've long felt that startup operators are some of the most unsung heroes in tech. - We constantly hear the same stories from the same founders (especially CEOs) and VCs involved in successful companies. - Much less common to hear from the early employees that made big but less appreciated contributions to making these companies successful. - These folks are the unsung heroes of the startup world. We think their stories should be told more often. - Lastly, I think we need spaces for more nuanced conversations with builders in startups. Too much fluff and surface level narrative in most tech media. Not enough depth about the craft of the game itself. ​ Transparently, I don't think we've yet created the perfect representation of what I want to exist. But I think we've made a good start and will iterate from here. ​ --- ​ This is very much a WIP. And we're new to podcasting. Figuring out the format as we go. ​ Any feedback on how we can make the show better, questions to ask, guests to have on, etc.... is welcome. 🙏 --- Thank you to all that shared feedback and / or made guest intros including Nancy Xu, Thomas Schreiber, Eric Yan, Richard Wang, Vivian M., Thomas Schreiber, Adrian Alfieri, Rahul Prakash, Eric Button, Charles Cushing, Brennan Foo, and many others. Also, shoutout to Adithyan I. & Sai from AI podcasting for all their hard work on editing / producing the show. Not easy working with noobs like us. :)

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I enjoyed speaking on the Tides podcast with Shveta Malhan, as we discussed impact of AI on app and product development. We delved into topics like importance of building AI native organizations and culture of AI adoption. Hope you enjoy listening to it!

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Unlocking Innovation with the Three Box Solution Years ago, I fell in love with Professor Vijay Govindarajan’s The Three Box Solution—a simple yet powerful framework for managing the present, letting go of the past, and creating the future. My media company even interviewed him on Sarder TV to dive deeper into these ideas. You can watch the interview here https://lnkd.in/eRhKBkha. AI CERTs is a direct result of applying Box 3 thinking—creating the future through role-based AI & Blockchain certifications. I highly recommend reading this book and applying its principles within your organization. #AI #Innovation #AICERTs

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Interesting insight from Santosh Rao on Marketplace by APM My research talks about metrics Tech/SaaS Leaders should measure depending on your scale https://lnkd.in/gGfBWgn5

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It was a great day learning from some of the brightest minds in engineering at our 3rd annual Hypergrowth Engineering Summit. The evolution of LLMs has the potential to revolutionize software development education and training. A few snaps from my fireside chat with Amjad Masad, Head of Engineering & Founder Replit all about AI’s emerging impact on the SDLC below. 📸 #SapphireHypergrowthENG

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Clay funding a great news, or is it ? Clay is indeed a remarkable product, and Varun Anand and Kareem Amin have crafted a startup success story that's worth retelling for ages. So, much #respect for the duo and the team. Clay significantly eases the workload for SDRs and sales teams by automating many labor-intensive tasks. In the age of AI, Clay leverages GenAI smartly, paving the future path for various versions of AI-powered SDRs—from fully automated to advisory roles and copilots. However, as sales professionals, we should remember that the world of sales resembles a Hedonistic treadmill, and these tools just make us jump from one treadmill to the next. It's beneficial if we are the only ones accelerating, but if everyone around us is also speeding up, we as sales folks don’t gain much of a competitive edge. #Automation and AI tools are becoming accessible to everyone, so while adopting them is essential, it often means we're just keeping pace with the competition. Humbling huh ? True differentiation only comes from a deeper understanding of customer needs, building exceptional products, and consistently communicating a unique value proposition authentically - which incidentally Clay itself has done brilliantly.

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